Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2020

Researchers detailed a new evasive phishing technique that leverages modified favicons to inject e-skimmers and steal payment card data covertly. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes have analyzed a new evasive phishing technique used by attackers in the wild in Magecart attacks. The hackers targeted visitors of several sites using typo-squatted domain names, and modified favicons to inject software skimmers used to steal payment card information.

Phishing 145

Phishing Advertising Scams Accountability 145

WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 9, 2020

A government-funded system known as Most Serious Violence was built to predict first offenses but turned out to be wildly inaccurate.

Government 120

Government Artificial Intelligence 120

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2020

US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regulator has fined the credit card provider Capital One Financial Corp with $80 million over 2019 data breach. The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has imposed an $80 million fine to the credit card provider Capital One Financial Corp over 2019 data breach. Capital One, one of the largest U.S. card issuer and financial corporation, in 2019 it suffered a data breach that exposed personal information from more than 100 million

Hacking 85

Hacking Banking Data breaches Advertising 85

WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 9, 2020

Researchers found troubling bugs in open-source libraries used by financial institutions.

Cryptocurrency 139

Cryptocurrency Hacking 139

Advertisement

How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.

Cybersecurity

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2020

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A critical flaw in wpDiscuz WordPress plugin lets hackers take over hosting account FBI issued a flash alert about Netwalker ransomware attacks Garmin allegedly paid for a decryptor for WastedLocker ransomware QNAP urges users to update Malware Remover after QSnatch joint alert Belarussian authorities arrested GandCrab ransomware distributor Gh

Data breaches 99

Data breaches Ransomware Advertising VPN 99